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RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 006, ex. 001 (P423196)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 4 Esarhaddon 006, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P423196 |
| Museum no. | BM 134465 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-H2, 2026-10-18), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a col 1' | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x | |
| 2' | [... u2-sza2-as,-ri-ha] si-pit-tu | ... he strewn a sipittu.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 3' | [lab-bisz an-na-dir-ma is,-s,a-ri]-ih ka-bat-ti | (Sum) He sat down on the bed of heaven, he pacifies the heart (Akk) He sits down in the bed, and he calms the heart |
| 4' | [asz2-szu2 e-pesz _lugal_-u-ti _e2 ad_-ia ar]-pi#-sa rit-ti-ia2 | Concerning the kingship of my father's house, my hand is bound. |
| 5' | [a-na {d}asz-szur {d}3(u) {d}utu {d}en {d}ag u {d}u-gur] _{d}1(u)-5(disz)_ sza2 nina{ki} | To the deities Aššīr, Sin, Šamaše, Bel, Nabû, and Nergal, the goddesses of Nineveh, |
| 6' | [{d}1(u)-5(disz) sza2 {iri}limmu2-dingir qa-ti asz2-szi-ma im-gu]-ru qi2-bi-ti | I took the hand of the goddess Ištar of the city Lipī-dingir and presented (it) to her. |
| 7' | [ina an-ni-szu2-nu ke-nim _uzu_ ta-kil-ti isz-tap]-pa-ru-nim-ma | By their true command, they have sent me a sacrificed flesh, and |
| 8' | [a-lik la ka-la-a-ta i-da-a-ka ni-it]-tal-lak-ma | We went on a journey without number, and |
| 9' | [ni-na-a-ra ga-re-e-ka 1(disz)-en u4-me 2(disz) u4-me ul] uq-qi2 | We have sat down for you for one day and two days. |
| 10' | [pa-an _erin2 hi-a_-ia ul ad-gul ar-ka-a ul a]-mur | before my troops I did not guard, after I had not seen. |
| 11' | [pi-qit-ti _ansze-kur-ra-mesz_ s,i-mit-ti _{gesz}szudun_ u3 u2-nu-ut] _me3#_-ia2 | the allocation of horses, the ṣimittu-offering of the yoke, and the equipment of my battle |
| 12' | [ul a-szu-ur s,i-di-it ger-ri-ia ul asz2-pu]-uk | I did not abandon my campaign (and) did not send a message. |
| 13' | [szal-gu ku-us,-s,u {iti}ziz2 dan-na-at _en-te-na_ ul a]-dur | (In) the month Shebat (XI), I did not dwell in darkness. |
| 14' | [ki-ma u5-ri2-in-ni mu-up-pa-ar-szi a-na sa-kap za-'i-ri]-ia2 | (Sum) Like a stag, she is a herdsman for the slaughtering of my enemies. (Akk) Like an eagle, she has smitten me to the slaughter of my enemy. |
| 15' | [ap-ta-a i-da-a-a ...] x | “I know, I know ...(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| surface a col 2' | ||
| 1' | [...] x x x [...] | |
| 2' | qe2-reb elam-ma{ki} i-na-[ru-usz ina _{gesz}tukul_] | inside Elam he struck him with a weapon |
| 3' | {disz}na-'i-id-mar-duk _szesz_-szu2 [ep-szet {kur}_elam-ma{ki}_] | Naʾid-Marduk, his brother, the deeds of the land Elam |
| 4' | sza a-na _szesz_-szu2 e-tep-pu-szu2 e-mur-ma ul-tu elam-ma{ki} | who to his brother had done, saw and from Elam |
| 5' | in-nab-tam-ma a-na e-pesz _ARAD2_-ti-ia ana _kur_ asz-szur{ki} il-lik-am-ma | he fled and to do my servant's work went to Assyria. |
| 6' | u2-s,al-la-a be-lu-ti _kur_ tam-tim ana si-hir-ti-sza2 ri-du-ut _szesz_-szu2 | the lordship of the land of the Sea in its entirety, the inheritance of his brother |
| 7' | u2-szad-gil2 pa-nu-usz-szu2 szat-ti-szam la na-par-ka-a | He made his face bright, forever without ceasing. |
| 8' | it-ti ta-mar-ti-szu2 ka-bit-te ana nina{ki} _iri_ be-lu-ti-ia2 | with his large audience gift to Nineveh, my capital city, |
| 9' | il-lik-am-ma u2-na-asz2-sza2-qa sze-pi-ia | he went and smashed my feet. |
| 10' | ina 2(disz)-e ger-ri-ia2 {disz}ab-di-mil-ku-ut-ti _man_ {iri}s,i-dun-ni | In my second campaign, Abdi-Milkūti, the king of Sidon, |
| 11' | la pa-lih3 be-lu-ti-ia la sze-mu-u zi-kir szap-ti-ia2 | Who does not fear my lordly majesty, does not listen to the word of my lips, |
| 12' | sza _ugu_ tam-tim gal-la-tim it-tak-lu-ma is-lu-u _{gesz}szudun an-szar2_ | who stood over the great seas and lifted up the spear of the god Aššar, |
| 13' | {iri}s,i-dun-nu _iri_ tuk-la-te-szu2 sza2 qe2-reb tam-tim na-du-u | Ṣidunnu, his fortified city that is in the sea, |
| 14' | a-bu-bisz as-pu-un _bad3_-szu2 u szu-bat-su as-suh-ma | I erected its walls and its habitations, and |
| 15' | qe2-reb tam-tim ad-di-ma a-szar masz-kan2-i-szu2 u2-hal-liq | I surrounded, conquered, (and) plundered (them) in the sea. |
| 16' | {disz}ab-di-mil-ku-ut-tim _lugal_-szu sza2 la-pa-an _{gesz}tukul-mesz_-ia2 | Abdi-Milkūtum, his king, who before my weapons |
| 17' | ina _muru2_ tam-tim in-na-bit ina qi2-bit {d}asz-szur _en_-ia2 | by the command of the god Ashur, my lord, |
| 18' | ki-ma nu-u-ni ul-tu qe2-reb tam-tim a-bar-szu2-ma ak-ki-sa _sag-du_-su | like a fish from the sea I removed him and cut off his head. |
| 19' | _dam_-su _dumu-mesz_-szu2 _dumu-munus-mesz_-szu2 _ug3-mesz e2-gal_-szu2 _ku3-babbar ku3-sig17_ | his wife, his sons, his daughters, the people of his palace silver and gold |
| 20' | _nig2-szu_ u _nig2-gur11 na4-mesz_ a-qar-tu2 lu-bul-ti _gun3_ u _gada_ mim-ma szum-szu2 | possessions and property, stones, aqartu-stones, lūbû-offerings, canebrakes, or anything else, |
| 21' | ni-s,ir-ti _e2-gal_-szu2 a-na mu-'u-de-e asz2-lu-la | (and) the protection of his palace to the people I carried off. |
| 22' | _ug3-mesz dagal-mesz_ sza2 ni-ba la i-sza2-a _gu4-me_ s,e-e-ni _ansze-mesz_ | the extensive people, without number, oxen, sheep and donkeys |
| 23' | a-na mu-'u-de-e a-bu-ka a-na qe2-reb _kur_ asz-szur{ki} u2-pa-hir-ma | I turned your father into Assyria and |
| 24' | _lugal-mesz_ {kur}hat-ti u a-hi tam-tim _du3_-szu2-nu ina asz2-ri sza2-nim-ma _iri_ u2-sze-pisz-ma | The kings of the land Ḫatti and the rest of the Sea had their settlements built in another city. |
| 25' | {iri}kar-{disz}{d}asz-szur-szesz-szum2-na at-ta-bi ni-bit-su | I surrounded (and) conquered the city Kar-Assur-aḫšumna. |
| 26' | {iri}e2-{disz}s,u-pu-ri {iri}sik-ku-u {iri}gi-i' {iri}in-im-me | the cities E-Ṣupuru, Sikkû, Giʾ, Inimme, |
| 27' | {iri#}hi-il-du-u-a {iri}qar-ti-im-me {iri}bi-i'-ru-u | The cities Ḫildua, Qartimme, Biʾrû, |
| 28' | {iri#}ki-il-me-e {iri}bi-ti-ru-me {iri}sa-gu-u | (The cities) Kilmê, Bitirimu, (and) Sagān. |
| 29' | [{iri}]am-pa {iri}e2-gi-si-me-ia {iri}bi-ir-gi-i' | Ampa, Egisimeya, Birgi'(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 30' | [{iri}]ga-am-bu-lu {iri}da-la-im-me {iri}i-si-hi-im-me | [Gambulu], Dalamme, Isiḫimme(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 31' | [_iri-mesz_-ni] sza2 li-me-et {iri}s,i-dun-ni a-szar ri-i-ti | the cities in the vicinity of the city Ṣidunnu, a distant place |
| 32' | [u masz-qi2-ti] _e2_ tuk-la-te-szu2 sza2 ina tu-kul-ti {d}asz-szur _en_-ia2 | and the dowry of his trusty house, which with the support of the god Ashur, my lord, |
| 33' | [ik-szu-da] _szu#-min_-a-a _{lu2}ug3-mesz_ hu-bu-ut _{gesz}pan_-ia2 | my hands, the chariot-drivers of my bowmen |
| 34' | [sza _kur_-i u3 tam]-tim s,i-it {d}utu-szi ina# lib3#-[bi u2-sze-szib-ma] | I settled therein the land and sea, the rising of the sun. |
| 35' | [a-na mi-s,ir _kur_ asz]-szur#{ki} u2-ter na-gu-u szu-a-[tu2 a-na esz-szu-te] | I returned that district to Assyria.(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 36' | [as,-bat {lu2}szu-ut _sag_-ia] a#-na _{lu2}nam_-u-te _ugu_-szu2-nu [asz2-kun-ma] | I took the eunuch of mine and placed him as governor over them. |
| 37' | [_gun_ u3 man-da-at]-tu# _ugu_ sza2 mah-ri u2-tir-[ma e-mid-su] | I returned the talent and the payment to that which had previously been due and imposed it upon him. |
| 38' | [u3 {disz}sa-an]-du#-ar-ri _man_ {iri}kun-[di u3 {iri}si-is-su-u2] | and Sanduri, king of Kundi and Sissû. |
| 39' | [_{lu2}kur2_ ak-s,u la pa]-lih3 be-lu-te-ia2 sza2 _dingir-mesz_ [u2-masz-szir-u-ma] | (As for) the hostile enemy who did not fear my lordly majesty, (who) had abandoned the gods and |
| 40' | [a-na _kur_-i mar-s,u]-ti it-ta-kil szu-u2 [{disz}ab-di-mil-ku-ut-ti] | he has taken to a troubled mountain. He is Abdi-Milkūti. |
| 41' | [_man_ {iri}s,i-du-un-ni a]-na# re-s,u-ti a-ha-mesz isz#-[szak-nu-u-ma] | The king of Sidon placed each other as shepherds and |
| 42' | [_mu dingir-mesz_-szu2-nu it]-ti a-ha-mesz iz2-kur-[u-ma] | the name of their gods changed with each other, and |
| 43' | [a-na e-mu-qi ra]-ma#-ni-szu2-nu it-[tak-lu] | they have trained their own troops. |
| 44' | [a-na-ku a-na {d}asz]-szur {d}3(u) {d}utu {d}en [u {d}ag] | [I swear] by the gods Ašši[r, Sîn], Šam[ātu, Enlil, and Nabu]. |
| 45' | [_dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_]-ia2 at-ta-kil-ma ni-i-tu al#-[me-szu-ma] | I trusted in the great gods, my lords, and I heard his prayer. |
| 46' | [ki-ma is,-s,u-ri ul-tu2] qe2-reb _kur_-e a-bar-szu-[ma ak-ki-sa] | I removed him from the mountains like a snake and cut off her. |
| 47' | [_sag-du_-su i]-na# {iti}du6 _sag-du_ {disz}ab-di#-[mil-ku-ut-ti] | his head in the month Tašritu (VII), the head of Abdi-milkutti |
| 48' | [ina {iti}sze _sag-du_ {disz}sa-an-du]-ar-ri ina 1(disz)-et _mu-[an-na_] | in Adar (XII) the head of Sanduri for one year |
| 49' | [u2-nak-ki-is-ma mah]-ru-u la u2-hi-ir-[ma ...] | I reorganized (them), but I did not follow the previous one, and . . |
| surface a col 3' | ||
| 1' | _nig2-szu_-szu2 _nig2-gur11_-szu2 _dingir-mesz_-szu2 a-di {munus}[ap-kal-la-tu2 szar-rat {lu2}a-ri-bi] | his possessions, his property, his gods, together with his daughter, the queen of the Arabs |
| 2' | isz-lu-lam-ma a-na _kur_ asz-szur{ki} il-qa-[a {disz}ha-za-_dingir lugal_ {lu2}a-ri-bi] | He fled and took to Assyria. Haza-il, the king, the Arab, |
| 3' | it-ti ta-mar-te-szu2 ka-bit-te a-na [_nina{ki} iri_ be-lu-ti-ia] | with his large audience gift to Nineveh, my capital city, |
| 4' | il-lik-am-ma u2-na-asz2-szi-iq _giri3-min_-ia2 asz2-szu2 na-[dan _dingir-mesz_-szu2 u2-s,al-la-an-ni-ma] | went and cut off my feet. Because he gave me the gift of his gods, he made me awe-inspiring and |
| 5' | re-e-mu ar-szi2-szu2-ma {d}a-tar-sa-ma-a-a#-[in {d}da-a-a] | I prayed to him, and the gods Atar-sama and Daya |
| 6' | {d}nu-ha-a-a {d}ru-ul-da-a-a-u {d}a-[bi-ri-il-lu] | Nuḫaya, Ruldāyu, Abi-rilu |
| 7' | {d}a-tar-qu-ru-ma-a _dingir-mesz_ sza2 {lu2}a-ri-bi [an-hu-su-nu ud-disz-ma] | Atarqurumâ, the gods of the Arabs, I annihilated them and |
| 8' | da-na-an asz-szur _en_-ia u3 szi-t,ir _mu_-[ia _ugu_-szu2-nu asz2-t,ur-ma] | I wrote upon them the might of Ashur, my lord, and the inscribed object of my name. |
| 9' | u2-ter-ma ad-din-szu2 {munus}ta-bu-u-a tar#-[bit _e2-gal ad_-ia a-na _lugal_-u-ti] | I restored and gave to him. Tabūa, descendant of the palace of my father, for kingship |
| 10' | _ugu_-szu2-nu asz2-kun-ma it-ti _dingir-mesz_-sza2 [a-na _kur_-sza2 u2-ter-szi] | I placed upon them and with her gods I brought her to her land. |
| 11' | 1(gesz2) 5(disz) _{ansze}gam-mal-mesz_ 1(u) _ansze-nita2-mesz ugu_ [ma-da-ti mah-ri-ti] | 65 camels and 10 donkeys for the previous tribute |
| 12' | u2-rad-di-ma u2-kin s,e-ru-usz-szu2 {disz}ha-[za-dingir szim-tu] | I added (it) to (the property of) Ḫaša-ilī, (and) I established its foundation(s). |
| 13' | u2-bil-szu2-ma {disz}ia-ta-a' _dumu_-szu2 ina [_{gesz}gu-za_-szu2 u2-sze-szib-ma] | I brought him, and Yataʾ, his son, on his throne I settled, and |
| 14' | 1(u) _ma-na ku3-sig17_ 1(disz) _me na4-mesz_ be2-ru-te [5(u) _{ansze}gam-mal-mesz_] | 10 minas of gold, 100 bēru-stones, 50 camels |
| 15' | 1(disz) _me_ {kusz}kun-zi _szim hi-a ugu_ [man-da-at-ti _ad_-szu2] | 100 (shekels of) red-purple wool over the payment of his father |
| 16' | u2-rad-di-ma e-mid-su ar-[ka {disz}u2-a-bu] | Afterwards, Uabu(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 17' | a-na e-pesz _lugal_-ti {lu2}a-ru-[bu ka-li-szu2] | for the exercise of kingship all of the Arameans |
| 18' | _ugu_ {disz}ia-ta-a' usz-bal-kit-ma [a-na-ku {disz}asz-szur-pap-asz _lugal kur_ asz-szur{ki}] | I, Esarhaddon, king of Assyria,(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 19' | _lugal_ kib-rat _limmu2_-te sza2 kit-tu i-ram-[mu-ma s,a-lip-tu2 ik-kib-szu2] | king of the four quarters (of the world), who reveres truth and has sinned against him, |
| 20' | _{lu2}erin2-mesz me3_-ia2 ana na-ra-ru-ti {disz}[ia-ta-a' asz2-pur-ma] | I sent the troops of my battle to Yataʾ and |
| 21' | {lu2}a-ru-bu ka-li-szu2 ik-bu-[su-ma {disz}u2-a-bu] | The Arubu, his allies, attacked him and Uabu |
| 22' | a-di _{lu2}erin2-mesz_ sza2 is-si-szu2 bi-re-tu2# [id-du-u-ma u2-bi-lu-nim-ma] | together with the troops who were with him they killed and brought to me, and |
| 23' | szi-ga-ru asz2-kun#-[szu2-nu-ti-ma] | I set up a šigāru-offering for them and |
| 24' | ina le-et _ka2_-ia [ar-ku-us-szu2-nu-ti] | At the opening of my gate, I struck them down. |
| 25' | {disz}up-pi2-is _{lu2}en-iri_ [sza2 {iri}pa-ar-tak2-ka] | Uppis, the governor of Partakka(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 26' | {disz}za-na-sa-na _{lu2}en-[iri_ sza2 {iri}pa-ar-tuk-ka] | Nanasana, the lord of Partukka(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 27' | {disz}ra-ma-te-a _{lu2}en-[iri_ sza2 {iri}u2-ra-a-ka-za-bar-na] | Ramatea, the lord of Urakazabarna(lower confidence: line is broken) |
| 28' | {kur}ma-da-a-a sza2 a-szar-[szu2-nu ru-u-qu sza ina _lugal-mesz ad-mesz_-ia] | The Medes, whose remote places were among the kings, my ancestors, |
| 29' | mi-s,ir _kur_ asz-szur{ki} la ib-[bal-ki-tu2-nim-ma la ik-bu-su] | the border of Assyria did not rebel against me and did not seize him. |
| 30' | qaq-qar-sza2 pu-ul-hi me-lam#-[me sza {d}asz-szur _en_-ia is-hup-szu-nu-ti] | The radiance and splendor of Ashur, my lord, overwhelmed them. |
| 31' | [{ansze}]mur#-ni-is-qi2 _gal-mesz#_ [tak-kas _{na4}za-gin3_ hi-ip szad-di-szu2] | large emmer(s), a band of lapis lazuli, its tail |
| 32' | [a-na nina{ki} _iri_ be-lu-ti]-ia# [isz-szu-nim-ma ...] | to Nineveh, the city of my lordly majesty, they brought and ... |
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